The Pastures of Heaven by John Steinbeck | Review and Commentary Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2026-07-07 | This is a review and commentary video about John Steinbeck's early work, The Pastures of Heaven, which is a collection of 12 interrelated short stories that make the book read much more like a novel.Check out these playlists if you liked this video:About John Steinbeck: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQPJfeqWUE7AReviews, Lectures, and Commentary: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4S3p5eLD4YbrfaC6da6WSOHrG0j7jCYdGreat works of Literature: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4S3p5eLD4YY6vY1p52M9GGFrN6NVp5ZrMy Previously Published Works: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4S3p5eLD4YbLD_4LvDudBglTUwS3qbg1This channel is dedicated to reading and analysis of great literature, especially from British Romanticism and American Romanticism. I also do reading of classic works of literature that I admire paired with great classic works of art.In addition, I have a playlist that includes my previously published works, which include poetry, art, fiction, and creative non-fiction: I'm a small-scale writer whose aspirations are big, but whose time is running!Thank you for tuning in.#johnsteinbeck #thepasturesofheaven
3 Lessons from The Odyssey Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2026-09-24 | Check out these creators and their great videos on the topic of The Odyssey:Benjamin McEvoy:@BenjaminMcEvoy : youtu.be/SZgdB8YkUII?si=WPeo9OOAM5WWrBpv : youtu.be/vLn_wmedmT0?si=eS3Cj67Wjen8RPds : youtu.be/evQhx3XdPSY?si=EkVaNaVK8OCpzGZOSiobhan Brier Aguilar: @SiobhanBrierAguilar : youtu.be/b0MMqDlj2dQ?si=ZybKBaADF3vburCkThe Daily Stoic: @DailyStoic : youtu.be/kFi870MqlKM?si=UGlIwLCB0q3mc7uASteve Donoghue: @saintdonoghue : youtu.be/oTC096BNJtI?is=jViW8cj6Gco0KIsjCheck out my playlist on other classic works of literature if you liked this video:Reviews, Lectures, and Commentary: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4S3p5eLD4YbrfaC6da6WSOHrG0j7jCYd&si=kLqfLc9h9D9DFt72This channel is dedicated to reading and analysis of great literature, especially from British Romanticism and American Romanticism. I also do reading of classic works of literature that I admire paired with great classic works of art.In addition, I have a playlist that includes my previously published works, which include poetry, art, fiction, and creative non-fiction.Thank you for tuning in.
On first looking into chapman’s homer by john keats #keats #homer Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2026-09-23 | ...
Twinkle twinkle little star for adults only #nuclearwar Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2026-07-27 | Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star is a well-known lullaby, but what a lot of people don't know is that its lyrics come from a poem written by Jane Taylor, a poet active during the Romantic Period of Literature in Great Britain. The title of the poem is "The Star."In this video I use counterpoint to emphasize the disparity between the innocence of infancy and the evil of humanity present in adults and primarily in politicians and other people with power.I try to make the same point as Sara Teasdale in her poem "There Will Come Soft Rains"; and that is that, when we are gone, the creatures of the earth, and even the stars, will scarcely know that we are gone. It is also a reference to Ray Bradbury's short story "There Will Come Soft Rain," in which one of the sentences read: "It was the children's hour."#nuclearwar #raybradbury #thestar
There Will Come Soft Rains Thematic Discussion and Analysis Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2026-07-26 | In this video I give commentary and insights about the short story "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury, a short story that borrows its title from a poem by Sara Teasdale also titled "There Will Come Soft Rains."Both of these are about the human inclination for self annihilation and how we continue to tend in that direction as time passes.If you liked this video, check out these playlists:Great works of Literature: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4S3p5eLD4YY6vY1p52M9GGFrN6NVp5ZrReviews, Lectures, and Commentary: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4S3p5eLD4YbrfaC6da6WSOHrG0j7jCYd&si=kLqfLc9h9D9DFt72My Previously Published Works: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4S3p5eLD4YbLD_4LvDudBglTUwS3qbg1This channel is dedicated to reading and analysis of great literature, especially from British Romanticism and American Romanticism. I also do reading of classic works of literature that I admire paired with great classic works of art.In addition, I have a playlist that includes my previously published works, which include poetry, art, fiction, and creative non-fiction.Thank you for tuning in.
There Will Come Soft Rain by Ray Bradbury Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2026-07-26 | This is a reading of "There Will Come Soft Rains," a short story by Ray Bradbury which borrows its title from the poem by Sara Teasdale that ponders the potential effects of war: both the poem and the short story ponder the potential for human self destruction. Published in 1950, Ray Bradbury's short story is about nuclear disaster, a common fear since the Cold War.This channel is dedicated to reading and analysis of great literature, especially from British Romanticism and American Romanticism. I also do reading of classic works of literature that I admire paired with great classic works of art.In addition, I have a playlist that includes my previously published works, which include poetry, art, fiction, and creative non-fiction: I'm a small-scale writer whose aspirations are big, but whose time is running!Thank you for tuning in.
There Will Come Soft Rains by Sara Teasdale Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2026-07-26 | This is a reading of "There Will Come Soft Rains," a poem by Sara Teasdale which inspired the short story by Ray Bradbury of the same title. This poem ponders the potential effects of war: both the poem and the Bradbury short story ponder the potential for human self destruction. Published in 1950, Ray Bradbury's short story is about nuclear disaster, a common fear since the Cold War, which Sara Teasdale's poem is about the horrors of World War I. This channel is dedicated to reading and analysis of great literature, especially from British Romanticism and American Romanticism. I also do reading of classic works of literature that I admire paired with great classic works of art.In addition, I have a playlist that includes my previously published works, which include poetry, art, fiction, and creative non-fiction: I'm a small-scale writer whose aspirations are big, but whose time is running!Thank you for tuning in.
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte | Review and Commentary Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2026-07-09 | This video provides reactions and commentary for the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte as well as a brief comparison to Wuthering Heights. Check out these playlists if you liked this video:Reviews, Lectures, and Commentary: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4S3p5eLD4YbrfaC6da6WSOHrG0j7jCYdGreat works of Literature: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4S3p5eLD4YY6vY1p52M9GGFrN6NVp5ZrMy Previously Published Works: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4S3p5eLD4YbLD_4LvDudBglTUwS3qbg1This channel is dedicated to reading and analysis of great literature, especially from British Romanticism and American Romanticism. I also do reading of classic works of literature that I admire paired with great classic works of art.In addition, I have a playlist that includes my previously published works, which include poetry, art, fiction, and creative non-fiction: I'm a small-scale writer whose aspirations are big, but whose time is running!Thank you for tuning in.
A Little Girl Lost by William Blake | On the Corruption of Innocent Love Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2026-06-23 | This is a reading of "A Little Girl Lost" by William Blake from his Songs of Experience. It ponders the societal repression that binds human nature, making seem something pure and natural as something corrupt.The works of art include: "The Siren” by John William Waterhouse, "Springtime" by Auguste Pierre Cot, and “Incipit Vita Nova” (The New Life Begins) by Cesare Sacaggi.Check out these playlists if you liked this video:Great works of Literature: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4S3p5eLD4YY6vY1p52M9GGFrN6NVp5ZrReviews, Lectures, and Commentary: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4S3p5eLD4YbrfaC6da6WSOHrG0j7jCYdMy Previously Published Works: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4S3p5eLD4YbLD_4LvDudBglTUwS3qbg1This channel is dedicated to reading and analysis of great literature, especially from British Romanticism and American Romanticism. I also do reading of classic works of literature that I admire paired with great classic works of art.In addition, I have a playlist that includes my previously published works, which include poetry, art, fiction, and creative non-fiction: I'm a small-scale writer whose aspirations are big, but whose time is running!Thank you for tuning in.#literature #art
Carry These Across Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2026-06-14 | "Carry These Across" was originally published by the Notre Dame Review, Issue 52, 2021.Check out these playlists if you liked this video:My Previously Published Works: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4S3p5eLD4YbLD_4LvDudBglTUwS3qbg1Great works of Literature: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4S3p5eLD4YY6vY1p52M9GGFrN6NVp5ZrReviews, Lectures, and Commentary: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4S3p5eLD4YbrfaC6da6WSOHrG0j7jCYdThis channel is dedicated to reading and analysis of great literature, especially from British Romanticism and American Romanticism. I also do reading of classic works of literature that I admire paired with great classic works of art.In addition, I have a playlist that includes my previously published works, which include poetry, art, fiction, and creative non-fiction: I'm a small-scale writer whose aspirations are big, but whose time is running!Thank you for tuning in.
John Steinbeck | Cannery Row and Sweet Thursday | Naturalism and Religion Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2026-06-10 | Please note that this video assumes you have read both Cannery Row and Sweet Thursday, so there may be some spoilers. The lecture is based on a grad school paper I wrote a long time ago.The video explains a dynamic between Cannery Row and Sweet Thursday in which a sense of religion and mysticism is held in a higher pedestal than science despite the high value that Steinbeck's works seem to place on science. At the end of this description there is a Works Cited list for those interested in further readings.Check out these playlists if you liked this video:Great works of Literature: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4S3p5eLD4YY6vY1p52M9GGFrN6NVp5ZrMy Previously Published Works: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4S3p5eLD4YbLD_4LvDudBglTUwS3qbg1This channel is dedicated to reading and analysis of great literature, especially from British Romanticism and American Romanticism. I also do reading of classic works of literature that I admire paired with great classic works of art.In addition, I have a playlist that includes my previously published works, which include poetry, art, fiction, and creative non-fiction: I'm a small-scale writer whose aspirations are big, but whose time is running!Thank you for tuning in.Works Cited:Enno, Eric Tamm. Beyond the Outer Shores; the Untold Odyssey of Ed Ricketts, the Pioneering Ecologist Who Inspired John Steinbeck and Joseph Campbell. New York, NY: Four Walls Eight Windows, 2004. Print.Benson, Jackson J. “John Steinbeck: Novelist as Scientist.” NOVEL: A Forum on Fiction, Vol. 10, No. 3, Tenth Anniversary Issue: III (Spring, 1977): pp. 248-264. JSTORE.Lieber, Todd M. “Talismanic Patterns in the Novels of John Steinbeck.” American Literature, Vol. 44, No. 2 (May, 1972): pp. 262-275. JSTORE.Pratt, John C. John Steinbeck; a Critical Essay. Grand Rapids, MI.: William B. Eerdmans, 1970. Print.Roane, Margaret C. “John Steinbeck as a Spokesman for the Mentally Retarded.” Wisconsin Studies in Contemporary Literature, Vol. 5, No. 2, Books & Writers of the 1920's & 1930's (Summer, 1964): pp. 127-132. JSTORE.Ross, Woodburn O. “John Steinbeck: Naturalism's Priest.” College English, Vol. 10, No. 8 (May, 1949): pp. 432-438. JSTORE. Steinbeck, Elaine and Robert Wallsten, Eds. Steinbeck; a Life in Letters. New York, NY: Viking Press, 1975. Print.Steinbeck, John. Cannery Row. New York, NY: Bantam, 1981. Print.Steinbeck, John. Sweet Thursday. New York, NY: Penguin, 1996. Print.Steinbeck, John. The Log from the Sea of Cortez. New York, NY: Penguin, 1995. Print.Steinbeck, John. Sweet Thursday. “Introduction.”#johnsteinbeck #Canneryrow #Sweetthursday
How to read Steinbeck’s Cup of Gold #johnsteinbeck #captainmorgan #magodeoz Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2026-05-27 | ...
Cup of Gold by John Steinbeck | Review and Commentary Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2026-05-26 | Check out these playlists if you liked this video:Great works of Literature: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4S3p5eLD4YY6vY1p52M9GGFrN6NVp5ZrMy Previously Published Works: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4S3p5eLD4YbLD_4LvDudBglTUwS3qbg1This video is a Long-form literary analysis and review for John Steinbeck's first novel, Cup of Gold, a historical fantasy about the real-life pirate Sir Henry Morgan.This channel is dedicated to reading and analysis of great literature, especially from British Romanticism and American Romanticism. I also do reading of classic works of literature that I admire paired with great classic works of art.In addition, I have a playlist that includes my previously published works, which include poetry, art, fiction, and creative non-fiction: I'm a small-scale writer whose aspirations are big, but whose time is running!Thank you for tuning in.#johnsteinbeck #captainmorgan #pirates
The Ladybug | Mariquita #ladybug #nature Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2026-05-02 | The images are details of a digital photography collage that I got published in Azahares Literary Magazine under the title ‘Mariquita’ meaning ‘Ladybug.’
The Ladybug Poem Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2026-05-01 | "The Ladybug" was originally published in the 2019 issue of Sand Hills Magazine.The images are pictures I took of the actual ladybug, circa 2008 at Sonoma State University, during my care-free college days. The images were also published as a digital work of art titled “Mariquita” in Azahares Literary Magazine in April of 2026.
The Scarlet Letter Lecture | Pearls Isolation Character Analysis Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2026-03-01 | This video is a Long-form literary analysis and personal essays on The Scarlet Letter, focusing on the Character of Pearl and her isolation as demonstrated in Chapter 19. The edition I cite in the video is a Norton edition.This channel is dedicated to reading and analysis of great literature, especially from British Romanticism and American Romanticism. I also do reading of classic works of literature that I admire paired with great classic works of art.In addition, I have a playlist that includes my previously published works, which include poetry, art, fiction, and creative non-fiction: I'm a small-scale writer whose aspirations are big, but whose time is running!Thank you for tuning in.
The Time Machine Review | Humanity in the Year 802,701 AD… Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2026-02-21 | This video is a Long-form literary analysis and personal essays on The Time Machine by HG Wells; speculative science fiction literature for serious readers. The edition I cite in the video is a 1986 Tor Books edition by Tom Doherty.This channel is dedicated to reading and analysis of great literature, especially from British Romanticism and American Romanticism. I also do reading of classic works of literature that I admire paired with great classic works of art.In addition, I have a playlist that includes my previously published works, which include poetry, art, fiction, and creative non-fiction: I'm a small-scale writer whose aspirations are big, but whose time is running!Thank you for tuning in.
I will fight you over Wuthering Heights #wutheringheights #britishliterature Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2026-02-14 | ...
How to read Wuthering Heights | Lecture and Review Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2026-02-11 | Check out these playlists if you liked this video:Wuthering Heights Lore: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4S3p5eLD4YYxilxK-u6nDUQ1oXydK_MvBenjamin McEvoy's Videos - @BenjaminMcEvoy and @hardcoreliterature9696:Wuthering Heights Lecture: youtu.be/QMErl8l6mnw?si=hKT1EzYq-NyxSMbBHow to Read: youtu.be/WlV2I2qxe_Q?si=sTUYTbhryvnMqwpRReading of Great Works of Literature: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4S3p5eLD4YY6vY1p52M9GGFrN6NVp5ZrMy Previously Published Works: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4S3p5eLD4YbLD_4LvDudBglTUwS3qbg1This video is a Long-form literary analysis and personal essays on Wuthering Heights, Romantic and Gothic literature for serious readers. The editions I cite in the video is the Penguin Classics edition.This channel is dedicated to reading and analysis of great literature, especially from British Romanticism and American Romanticism. I also choose great works of art that pair well with some of the works of literature I read.In addition, I have a playlist that includes my previously published works, which include poetry, art, fiction, and creative non-fiction: I'm a small-scale writer whose aspirations are big, but whose time is running!Thank you for tuning in.#wutheringheights # #romanticism#britishliterature
In Dubious Battle Review #johnsteinbeck #americanliterature Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2026-01-19 | ...
The problem with John Steinbeck’s work #johnsteinbeck #americanliterature Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2026-01-19 | ...
In Dubious Battle by John Steinbeck | Review and Lecture Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2026-01-19 | Check out these playlists featuring reading of literary works:Great works of Literature: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4S3p5eLD4YY6vY1p52M9GGFrN6NVp5ZrMy Previously Published Works: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4S3p5eLD4YbLD_4LvDudBglTUwS3qbg1This video is a reaction, or review, to the novel In Dubious Battle by the Nobel Prize winning author, John Steinbeck. This novel is about the plight of migrant farm workers in California. While it is a great work of literature, it often gets overshadowed by Steinbeck's other greater works, such as Of Mice and Men and The Grapes of Wrath. I highly recommend it. The edition I reference in the video is a 1986 Penguin Edition.#steinbeck #americanliterature #migrants This channel is dedicated to reading of great literature, especially from British Romanticism, American Romanticism, and Mexican Literature, Latin American Literature, and Hispanic Literature. Some reading will be in English and others in Spanish.I also choose great works of art that pair well with some of the works of literature.In addition, I have a playlist that includes my previously published works, which include poetry, art, fiction, and creative non-fiction: I'm a small-scale writer whose aspirations are big, but whose time is running!Thank you for tuning in.
Stanzas by Mary Shelley Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2025-12-20 | This video is a reading of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's poem 'Stanzas["Oh, come to me in dreams, my love!"]'. Mary Shelley is best known for writing Frankenstein. The artwork: The Kiss, 1859, by the romantic artist Francesco Hayes.Check out these playlists if you liked this video:Great works of Literature: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4S3p5eLD4YY6vY1p52M9GGFrN6NVp5ZrMy Previously Published Works: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4S3p5eLD4YbLD_4LvDudBglTUwS3qbg1This channel is dedicated to reading of great literature, especially from British Romanticism, American Romanticism, and Mexican Literature, Latin American Literature, and Hispanic Literature. Some reading will be in English and others in Spanish.I also choose great works of art that pair well with some of the works of literature.In addition, I have a playlist that includes my previously published works, which include poetry, art, fiction, and creative non-fiction: I'm a small-scale writer whose aspirations are big, but whose time is running!Thank you for tuning in.#maryshelley #englishauthor #thekiss
The Eolian Harp by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2025-12-07 | This video is a reading of "The Eolian Harp" by the Romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The works of art include: St, Cecilia, 1895, by John William Waterhouse. The Charmer, 1911, also by Waterhouse. Springtime by Auguste Pierre Cot.Check out these playlists if you liked this video:Great works of Literature: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4S3p5eLD4YY6vY1p52M9GGFrN6NVp5ZrMy Previously Published Works: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4S3p5eLD4YbLD_4LvDudBglTUwS3qbg1This channel is dedicated to reading of great literature, especially from British Romanticism, American Romanticism, and Mexican Literature, Latin American Literature, and Hispanic Literature. Some reading will be in English and others in Spanish.I also choose great works of art that pair well with some of the works of literature.In addition, I have a playlist that includes my previously published works, which include poetry, art, fiction, and creative non-fiction: I'm a small-scale writer whose aspirations are big, but whose time is running!Thank you for tuning in.#samueltaylorcoleridge #waterhouse #romanticism
To- by Edgar Allan Poe Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2025-12-01 | Check out these playlists if you liked this video:Great works of Literature: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4S3p5eLD4YY6vY1p52M9GGFrN6NVp5ZrMy Previously Published Works: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4S3p5eLD4YbLD_4LvDudBglTUwS3qbg1This is one of the lesser known Edgar Allan Poe poems, simply titled "To—" which conveys his deep emotions and ability to use language with economy, with great rhythms and sounds, strong imagery and deep meaning.The images of the sea were taken in #bodegabay in California.This channel is dedicated to reading of great literature, especially from British Romanticism, American Romanticism, and Mexican Literature. Some reading will be in English and others in Spanish.I also choose great works of art that pair well with some of the works of literature.In addition, I have a playlist that includes my previously published works, which include poetry, art, fiction, and creative non-fiction: I'm a small-scale writer whose aspirations are big, but whose time is running!Thank you for tuning in.#edgarallanpoe #edgarallenpoe #americanliterature #moonlightsonata
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2025-11-29 | Check out these playlists if you liked this video:Great works of Literature: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4S3p5eLD4YY6vY1p52M9GGFrN6NVp5ZrMy Previously Published Works: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4S3p5eLD4YbLD_4LvDudBglTUwS3qbg1This excerpt from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens comes from page 131 on the 1986 Reader's Digest edition; it reminisces about the magical, but transient moments of childhood in a heart warming tone.This channel is dedicated to reading of great literature, especially from British Romanticism, American Romanticism, and Mexican Literature. Some reading will be in English and others in Spanish.I also choose great works of art that pair well with some of the works of literature.In addition, I have a playlist that includes my previously published works, which include poetry, art, fiction, and creative non-fiction: I'm a small-scale writer whose aspirations are big, but whose time is running!Thank you for tuning in.#davidcopperfield #charlesdickens #magicalchildhood
Preface to The Picture of Dorian Gray Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2025-11-24 | This is a reading of "The Preface" to The Picture of Dorian Gray, a great rumination of what constitutes art, and what relationship and duty we have towards it. The art piece is "Echo and Narcissus" by John William Waterhouse, 1903.Great Works of Literature: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4S3p5eLD4YY6vY1p52M9GGFrN6NVp5ZrThis channel is dedicated to reading of great literature, especially from British Romanticism, American Romanticism, and Mexican Literature. Some reading will be in English and others in Spanish.I also choose great works of art that pair well with some of the works of literature.In addition, I have a playlist that includes my previously published works, which include poetry, art, fiction, and creative non-fiction: I'm a small-scale writer whose aspirations are big, but whose time is running!Thank you for tuning in.
The Curse - Penumbra 2021 Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2025-11-20 | "The Curse" is a fictional story, originally published in the 2021 issue of Penumbra Literary and Arts Magazine.The art work is digital art, titled "Curse."This channel is dedicated to reading of great literature, especially from British Romanticism, American Romanticism, and Mexican Literature. Some reading will be in English and others in Spanish.I also choose great works of art that pair well with some of the works of literature.In additiona, I have a playlist that includes my previously published works, which include poetry, art, fiction, and creative non-fiction: I'm a small-scale writer whose aspirations are big, but whose time is running!Thank you for tuning in.
Crowning #therasmus#crows Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2025-11-09 | “Crowning” is a digital photograph that was originally published in Penumbra Literary and Arts Magazine, issue 2019. For this short video, I positioned the photograph with different color backgrounds as I saw each gives a slightly different effect. It’s the only work of #art I’ve managed to get published, although another one is set to be published in Spring of 2026. . The background music is from the song No Fear by the rock band #therasmus.
A leaf falls - l(a by ee cummings#poetry#evanescence#myimmortal#loneliness Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2025-11-08 | This video shows the #poem "l(a" by ee cummings with the background music #myimmortal by the rock band #evanescence. The leaf falling animation was done through photography, the use of Google Slides, and iMovie editing. This is my first animation ever, and I didn't like it very much. I do, however, like the music paired with the poem which reads "'a leaf falls...loneliness."
Realization: Allegory About You and Me - Thin Air Magazine Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2025-11-04 | "Realization: Allegory About You and Me" was originally published in the 2019 issue of Thin Air Magazine.
What your Eyes Adored - Penumbra 2017 Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2025-10-23 | "What Your Eyes Adored" was originally published in the 2017 issue of Penumbra Literary and Arts Magazine.Art work: by Thomas Cole.
Enchanted - Penumbra 2017 Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2025-10-23 | "Enchanted" was originally published in Penumbra Literary and Arts Magazine in the 2017 issue.The artwork: Ophelia by “John William Waterhouse, 1894
They Call It Jasmine - Penumbra 2016 Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2025-10-20 | "They Call It Jasmine" was originally published in the 2016 issue of Penumbra Literary and Arts Magazine. Both images are AI generated.
Sleep - Penumbra 2016 Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2025-10-20 | "Sleep" was originally published in the 2016 Issue of Penumbra Literary and Arts Magazine.The video was created with works of art using a green/blue screen effect against a video of tv static. Some images are my own, and some are famous art pieces:The Scream is by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch in 1893.In Bed: the Kiss (Dans le Lit: le Baiser), painting from 1892 by French post-impressionist, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.The Nightmare is a 1781 oil painting by the Swiss artist Henry Fuseli.
To the Muse - Penumbra Literary and Arts Magazine 2015 Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2025-10-19 | To the Muse was originally published in the 2015 issue of Penumbra Literary and Arts Magazine, under slightly different form.The Art: Sir Joseph Noel Paton painting of “Dante meditating the episode of Francesca da Rimini and Paolo Malatesta” 1852Cesare Sacaggi painting of “Incipit Vita Nova” (The New Life Begins)
Song for Beatrice - Penumbra Literary Magazine 2014 Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2025-10-10 | This poem was originally published in the 2014 Issue of Penumbra Literary Magazine.Thank you to the editor-in-chief at the time, Kayla Seabourne, who requested this poem from me and made a space for it in the magazine.The art piece is a detail from the painting "The Mango Pickers" by the filipino artist Fernando Amorsolo.
Moonlit Sorrow with #TheBlackParade Intro Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2025-09-28 | Poem and artwork are my own creation. The artwork is a water color. The poem was published in the 2013 issue of Penumbra Literary and Arts Magazine. My Chemical Romance was an influential band in my youth. I flatter myself in believing this humble poem pairs well with the sublime intro to The Black Parade. Whatever the case, MCR has a direct poetic inspiration on me and it had a life saving force in my youth. If you are in the same boat as me, consider subscribing; I will be uploading more of my previously published works little by little.
Es que somos muy pobres por Juan Rulfo Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2025-09-21 | En este video, narro el cuento breve “Es que somos muy pobres” de Juan Rulfo. Las imagenes son obras de arte de fotografía creadas por el mismo Juan Rulfo.
Sweet Dreams Come Once a Year - Penumbral Literary Magazine 2012 Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2025-09-16 | Sweet Dreams Come Once a Year was originally published in the 2012 issue of CSU Stanislaus’ Penumbra Literary and Arts Magazine.
The Jazmín Syndrome - Río Grande Review 2012 Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2025-09-10 | This poem was originally published in the Spring 2012 issue of the Rio Grande Review.
In Everything - Río Grande Review Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2025-09-01 | "In Everything" was originally published in the fall 2011 issue of the Río Grande Review. The author holds the copyright.The image of the girl with a jasmine wreath was created using AI. The image in the intro and outro are details from Botichelli's Birth of Venus, depicting Zephyr and Aura.The poem is my original creation, and so is the layout design. The intro and outro music is my own playing on acoustic guitar, with a filter to create the peculiar effect it has.
Mo Li Hua (茉莉花) Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2025-07-14 | 茉莉花 or Mo Li Hua is a traditional Chinese song. This rendition is simple, played in fingerstyle with mostly single notes. The sound effect used is Cathedral’ on iMovies. The video is of me playing guitar with a superimposed video of a girl dropping a jasmine flower on a fish pond.
Mo Li Hua - Jasmine flower - Flor de Jazmín - Crystalline Darling - Song for Jazmín demo (茉莉花) Welcome Joy Welcome Sorrow 2025-07-13 | Wrote this song, recorded it on my phone, with a cheap guitar and zero formal education in music and a comically off key voice 🤣. Still proud of my baby steps. The image is AI generated (I despise AI, but 🤷 here we are).
